By Karla Hilliard Recently I had the opportunity to speak with a group of new teachers about active reading strategies and building a culture of literacy. In our afternoon breakout session, it didn’t take long for the conversation to turn Read more…
By Adrin Fisher I have a confession to make. Sometimes I walk through the school supplies aisle just to smell it. It’s just the BEST. I know, it’s odd. School supplies are my vitamin D: they strengthen my bones. I Read more…
By Sarah Krause The start of school is right around the corner, and I know you are all working diligently to prepare your classrooms for your new arrivals and spending most of your time bent-backed over lesson plans and materials, Read more…
by Cheryl Stahle Can you imagine being only allowed to write 500 words every SIX MONTHS? In the recently released book, The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela, readers explore an intimate portrait of this complicated activist, husband, and father who Read more…
By Jessica Salfia It’s August which means across America teachers and school employees everywhere are preparing their classrooms, writing lesson plans, attending professional developments and county in-services, and laminating…well, everything. I recently saw on teacher twitter someone call August the Read more…